The following are topics that form part of Digital Citizenship. The links connect to a number of resources found on-line relating to the specific topic. These resources include websites, videos and blogs (web logs).
Digital Conduct
Digital Footprint
Digital Relationships
Digital Health and Well-being
Digital Law
Digital Financial Literacy
CYBER SAFETY
CYBER BULLYING
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Another web tool that allows a curator of web based content to bookmark easily is Symbaloo. This link will take you to the Symbaloo created specifically for students on the topic of Digital Citizenship. Some of the links contained within this WIKI Page are bookmarked in the Symbaloo for students. There is a mention about the Symbaloo in the For Students section of this WIKI Page, too.
Netiquette is an important skill when working with the Internet, Social Networking, Communicating, Collaborating and Publishing. Here is a link about this topic.
The following websites have been used to prepare this page. Each of these sites have pages dedicated to teachers, parents and students.
This link opens the [[#|Teacher]] Professional Development Centre - an initiative of the NSW Education Department. At the time of writing, (January 2012), Education Queensland were also using this link to form part of their training of staff in Digital Citizenship.
This presentation link provides information in another on-line format - PREZI. It is a good resource that could be used in the classroom. The author of this Presentation has emphasised the characteristics of a "Good Cyber Citizen" and Digital Citizenship.
Scoop.It is a tool that links with an author's Twitter account and presents the "tweets" in a newspaper column format. This link leads you to the sign on page where there is a short clip explaining its purpose and how it can be implemented into life long learning. Readers or followers of a Scoop.It site can add comments or forward/share the information to others. This Scoop.It highlights interesting articles about the topic Digital Citizenship. This Scoop.It has had 12,000 + visits. The author's interests and work background can be found on their name link.
Other Professional Reading
What are young people doing online? Have a look at this link.
An initiative from the Federal Government - watch this link for "new research on international approaches to [[#|cyber security]] education." (ACMA, 2012).
Learning Resources
The Teachers page of Digizen.Org (A UK internet resource on the issues of Digital Citizenship) contains a number of resources including videos that could also be incorporated into classrooms and learning.
Another resources is the ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) Professional Development link for educators. You will need to register with your teacher registration identification and your school [[#|email address]]. The learning guide link for this opportunity is here.
This link will take you to a a Digital Citizenship Education website containing resources for teachers to take into the classroom. The website is sponsored by Mircrosoft; and is aligned with the ISTE (International Society for Technological Education) NETs standards - this is American and is included as underpinning knowledge base for the ICT General Capabilities for students in Australia. Teachers will need to register to use these resources online. Topics focus on IP and Law:
(a) Intellectual Property and Creative Content
(b) Copyright Laws
(c) The Rights of Creators of Media Content
(d) Protecting Creative Content
Video Reflection
Digital Dossier, Re-Imagining Learning in the 21st Century, Personal Learning Networks and Social Networking and Education
The Parentspage of Digizen.org contains information on the following topics:
What you Need to Know
Social Networking Explained
Things to Explore
Get Creative - try out some games, and share with other parents/read their stories
An In-depth look into Cyber Safety, Cyber Bullying and Social Networkiing
The Parents page of CyberSmart - the Australian Federal Government's resource is also an excellent guide on the above topics.
The Department of [[#|Broadband]], Communications and the Digital Economy have an on-line "easy guide" to Socialising On-line.
Other Resources for Parents
There are a number of Quizzes and resources parents can view on-line that questions their interaction with their children regarding the issue of technology use and digital citizenship. These will be provided to parents via newsletters and sessions during Term 1, 2012. If you would like to comment, please provide message through this wikispace.
Quiz - your child's online safety - from the Cybersmart website Role Play Scenarios - Illegal Downloading, Time Allowance, Profile Pictures and Passwords - from the Digizen website
A list of all acronyms and smiley faces that young people are using on social media.
An example family agreement - this page is a list of all the items that could be contained in a list. Check the boxes and a list generates. NetSmartz is a site that contains further resources on topics such as blogging, filesharing, gaming, identity theft, internet safety, predators, inappropriate content, internet safety, email IM (instant messaging) and chatrooms. This site targets tweens and teens, parents and teachers.
For Students
This Symbaloo has been created for students to access during Internet Safety Week.
The following Videos form part of the Digital Citizenship Presentation for Students. This presentation is linked to the Student Planner.
This video contains messages about Digital Conduct.
This video contains messages about Digital Footprints and their impact on our life.
This video contains messages relating to Digital Law and Digital [[#|Financial Literacy]].
All of the links below form part of the Federal Australian Government's suite of resources on the issue of Cyber Safety and can be found on the Cybersmart website. These links have been placed on to the Digital Citizenship STUCY Class Page. This Class Page can be accessed by Teachers and Students of the College through the Intranet and the Internet.
Budd:e - this game is interactive and engaging. Students are asked a series of questions on technological devises. Have a go as a guest or create a login and play. This game is a part of the Australian Government suite of resources on the issue of Cyber Safety.
Cyber Nextrix - this game is also interactive and engaging. It places the player in a simulated bedroom where there are a number of technological devises present. Again, you are able to be a guest in this game. The music/sound is repetitive - feel free to "mute" the sound on your system while viewing/playing.
Digizen - This game is UK based - a good reflective day at school. Players choose a character (also known as an "Avatar") and work through the school day. A Score /100 is calculated at the end of the day reflecting digital citizenship.
Kids.gov - This is a site (US) where students are free to peruse and use. There are links to commercial sites (Disney, National Geographic and Scholastic), all of who provide information about the issue of Cyber Safety. The link goes to the young children's site - there is a TAB for the older student and teachers (Internet and Cyber Safety).
Safe Teens - This site is based in Canada aimed at students, teachers and parent groups. The content is similar to the sites based in Australia and the US.
Other Resources that could be used in the classroom integrating ICTs and Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship
This link will take you to an EDMODO resource (updated September 2012). This resource is packed with resources regarding all of the Digital Citizenship topics and activities for students and teachers to use in the classroom.
Guide for Teachers, Parents and Students
Table of Contents
Digital Conduct
Digital Footprint
Digital Relationships
Digital Health and Well-being
Digital Law
Digital Financial Literacy
CYBER SAFETY
CYBER BULLYING
Source: NSW Digital Education Revolution Digital Citizenship 2011.
The image below has been designed through "ThingLink" . This web tool allows users to work with video around an image.
Hover your mouse over the words and video links will appear. Design your own today! Feel free to embed into your ActivInspire flipcharts, blogs or wikispaces.
Another web tool that allows a curator of web based content to bookmark easily is Symbaloo. This link will take you to the Symbaloo created specifically for students on the topic of Digital Citizenship. Some of the links contained within this WIKI Page are bookmarked in the Symbaloo for students. There is a mention about the Symbaloo in the For Students section of this WIKI Page, too.
Netiquette is an important skill when working with the Internet, Social Networking, Communicating, Collaborating and Publishing. Here is a link about this topic.
The following websites have been used to prepare this page. Each of these sites have pages dedicated to teachers, parents and students.
For Teachers:
Professional Development
This link opens the [[#|Teacher]] Professional Development Centre - an initiative of the NSW Education Department. At the time of writing, (January 2012), Education Queensland were also using this link to form part of their training of staff in Digital Citizenship.
This presentation link provides information in another on-line format - PREZI. It is a good resource that could be used in the classroom. The author of this Presentation has emphasised the characteristics of a "Good Cyber Citizen" and Digital Citizenship.
Online with kids is out This link leads to a story highlighted in the Media early 2012.
Scoop.It is a tool that links with an author's Twitter account and presents the "tweets" in a newspaper column format. This link leads you to the sign on page where there is a short clip explaining its purpose and how it can be implemented into life long learning. Readers or followers of a Scoop.It site can add comments or forward/share the information to others. This Scoop.It highlights interesting articles about the topic Digital Citizenship. This Scoop.It has had 12,000 + visits. The author's interests and work background can be found on their name link.
Other Professional Reading
What are young people doing online? Have a look at this link.
An initiative from the Federal Government - watch this link for "new research on international approaches to [[#|cyber security]] education." (ACMA, 2012).
Learning Resources
The Teachers page of Digizen.Org (A UK internet resource on the issues of Digital Citizenship) contains a number of resources including videos that could also be incorporated into classrooms and learning.
Another resources is the ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) Professional Development link for educators. You will need to register with your teacher registration identification and your school [[#|email address]]. The learning guide link for this opportunity is here.
This link will take you to a a Digital Citizenship Education website containing resources for teachers to take into the classroom. The website is sponsored by Mircrosoft; and is aligned with the ISTE (International Society for Technological Education) NETs standards - this is American and is included as underpinning knowledge base for the ICT General Capabilities for students in Australia. Teachers will need to register to use these resources online. Topics focus on IP and Law:
(a) Intellectual Property and Creative Content
(b) Copyright Laws
(c) The Rights of Creators of Media Content
(d) Protecting Creative Content
Video Reflection
Digital Dossier, Re-Imagining Learning in the 21st Century, Personal Learning Networks and Social Networking and Education
http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/LRRView/13774/13774_pop1.htm
A Heart-felt message from a student group in Tasmania
Below is a small clip found while researching this topic. It may be an excellent resource for your students. The link is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gli-tDONyQo
For Parents
This information will be provided in a P&F Session during Term 1, 2012. The resources provided to the Parents at this session are below.A parent's guide to technology
The ThinkuKnow website link here.
The Parentspage of Digizen.org contains information on the following topics:
What you Need to Know
Social Networking Explained
Things to Explore
Get Creative - try out some games, and share with other parents/read their stories
An In-depth look into Cyber Safety, Cyber Bullying and Social Networkiing
The Parents page of CyberSmart - the Australian Federal Government's resource is also an excellent guide on the above topics.
The Department of [[#|Broadband]], Communications and the Digital Economy have an on-line "easy guide" to Socialising On-line.
Other Resources for Parents
There are a number of Quizzes and resources parents can view on-line that questions their interaction with their children regarding the issue of technology use and digital citizenship. These will be provided to parents via newsletters and sessions during Term 1, 2012. If you would like to comment, please provide message through this wikispace.
Quiz - your child's online safety - from the Cybersmart website
Role Play Scenarios - Illegal Downloading, Time Allowance, Profile Pictures and Passwords - from the Digizen website
A list of all acronyms and smiley faces that young people are using on social media.
An example family agreement - this page is a list of all the items that could be contained in a list. Check the boxes and a list generates.
NetSmartz is a site that contains further resources on topics such as blogging, filesharing, gaming, identity theft, internet safety, predators, inappropriate content, internet safety, email IM (instant messaging) and chatrooms. This site targets tweens and teens, parents and teachers.
For Students
This Symbaloo has been created for students to access during Internet Safety Week.
The following Videos form part of the Digital Citizenship Presentation for Students. This presentation is linked to the Student Planner.
This video contains messages about Digital Conduct.
This video contains messages about Digital Footprints and their impact on our life.
This video contains messages relating to Digital Law and Digital [[#|Financial Literacy]].
Digital Law links include Creative Commons Website and the Copyright Website.
Digital [[#|Health and Safety]] - Infographic below:
Via: Online College Advice
Links
All of the links below form part of the Federal Australian Government's suite of resources on the issue of Cyber Safety and can be found on the Cybersmart website. These links have been placed on to the Digital Citizenship STUCY Class Page. This Class Page can be accessed by Teachers and Students of the College through the Intranet and the Internet.
Budd:e - this game is interactive and engaging. Students are asked a series of questions on technological devises. Have a go as a guest or create a login and play. This game is a part of the Australian Government suite of resources on the issue of Cyber Safety.
Cyber Nextrix - this game is also interactive and engaging. It places the player in a simulated bedroom where there are a number of technological devises present. Again, you are able to be a guest in this game. The music/sound is repetitive - feel free to "mute" the sound on your system while viewing/playing.
Digizen - This game is UK based - a good reflective day at school. Players choose a character (also known as an "Avatar") and work through the school day. A Score /100 is calculated at the end of the day reflecting digital citizenship.
Kids.gov - This is a site (US) where students are free to peruse and use. There are links to commercial sites (Disney, National Geographic and Scholastic), all of who provide information about the issue of Cyber Safety. The link goes to the young children's site - there is a TAB for the older student and teachers (Internet and Cyber Safety).
Safe Teens - This site is based in Canada aimed at students, teachers and parent groups. The content is similar to the sites based in Australia and the US.
Other Resources that could be used in the classroom integrating ICTs and Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship
This link will take you to an EDMODO resource (updated September 2012). This resource is packed with resources regarding all of the Digital Citizenship topics and activities for students and teachers to use in the classroom.Digital Conduct
Digital Citizenship - who will you be?Digital Footprint
Ideas for making purposeful and professional digital footprintWhat's your Digital Tattoo?
Security Features that should be on your computer
A Digital Footprint Survey to provide students - designed by Lisa Nielsen
Digital Relationships
Digital Health and Wellbeing
Laptop ErgonomicsDigital Law
PlagarismFree TPlagiarism Detection Tools
The Australian Copyright Council
What is Malware, a virus, bots and Spyware?
What is a hacker and what do they do?
Creative Commons
Digital Financial Literacy
Identity Theft - Social NetworkingFacebook Game Identity Theft
CYBER SAFETY
Ten Ways to Teach Internet SafetyPersonal Information on the Internet
Phishing 101
Digital ID
The Model Citizen Project
CYBER BULLYING
An Educator's Cyber Bullying KitCourtesy of: Online Schools
References
Digital Education Revolution – Digital Citizenship (2010) Department of Education NSW accessed on 20 January 2012 <http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/LRRView/13774/documents/Digital_Citizenship_briefing.pdf>
Photo Credit
photo credit: Dan Callahan via photo pin cc
EXTERNAL LINKS
http://www.digitalcitizenshiped.com/Default.aspx
http://www.symbaloo.com/